Software Engineering Systems at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Software Engineering Systems on an H-1B?
$177k Apple has filed 830 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineering Systems with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2024 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $177k. Most of those filings fall between $153k and $205k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
830
Median base salary
$177k
Middle 50%
$153k to $205k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineering Systems at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 387 | $181k |
| FY2025 | 435 | $177k |
| FY2024 | 8 | $189k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cupertino, CA | 527 | $181k |
| San Diego, CA | 126 | $158k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 69 | $188k |
| Austin, TX | 44 | $158k |
| Seattle, WA | 16 | $210k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 7 | $205k |
| San Francisco, CA | 6 | $214k |
| Waltham, MA | 6 | $148k |
| Elk Grove, CA | 4 | $171k |
| New York, NY | 4 | $170k |
| Beaverton, OR | 3 | $135k |
| Cambridge, MA | 3 | $140k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 12 | $149k |
| Level II | 28 | $147k |
| Level III | 70 | $152k |
| Level IV | 203 | $197k |
Other roles Apple sponsors
Software Development Engineer 2,613Software Development Engineer - Applications 2,311Software Development Engineer - Systems 1,349Software Engineering Applications 1,244Machine Learning Engineer 1,089Software Development Engineering 1,059Engineering Project Manager 938ASIC Design Engineer 885Software Development Engineer - Test 860Hardware Development Engineer 677Machine Learning 576Data Scientist 547